Display device for containers



e l J. F. WEIDMANN I 1,748,032

DISPLAY DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS Filed Jan. 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet lfnventor Altar-11g Feb. 18, 1930.

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I that may be readily raised or lowered by means at the upper end of thecontainer so 15 that the contents of the container may be raised as thesame is taken therefrom.

One of the most important objects of this invention is to provide such acontainer that is of relatively simple constructionv and inexpensive ofmanufacture, the same embodying but few parts, and these so co-relatedas to reduce the possibility of disarrangement to a minimum.

' With the foregoing and other objects in 25 view as the nature of the'invention will be better understood the same comprises the novel form,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved container.

Figure 2 isa detail vertical section thereof.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken at right angles to Figure 2 andsubstantially upon the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a top plan view.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken through the ratchetgear housing arranged at one end of a manual control shaft provided forthe convenient raising of the false bottom wall or follower, and

Figure 6 is a perspective of a member associated with the false bottomwall or follower and slidably arranged at its opposite ends within thecontainer to prevent rotation of the said wall or follower.

f Now having particular reference to the drawings, 5 designates acontainer of predetermined capacity and preferably of cylindricalformation open at its upper end. Within this container 5 is a pair ofopposed longitudinally extending guide channels 6.6, while arrangedwithin the container and of. a diameter less than the. internal diameterof the container is a false bottom wall or follower 7 of circular shapepreferably having ventilatingopenings therein as disclosed in Figure 2.Arranged upon the under side of this false bottom wall or follower is across bar 8, the opposite ends of which are down turned to provide lugs9-9 slidable within 5 the guide channels 6-6, this unit preventing theturning of the bottom wall or follower within the container. 7

Arranged at opposed points at the upper end of said container 5 is apair of vertical arms 10-10 within the upper ends of'which isjournalejtl a cross shaft 11, one end thereof being shaped to receive asuitable handle 12 whereby the shaft may be rotated. At the opposite endof this shaft 11 there is attached Z5 to the container 5 a circular gearhousing'13 open at its inner side, while keyed to the end of the shaft11 within this housing is a ratchet gear 14 cooperating with which is aI pivoted spring'actuated dog 15 to prevent the accidental rotation ofthe shaft 11 in one direction.

'Interconnecting the shaft 11 and said false bottom wall' or follower 7is a pair of cords or cables 16--16 which when the shaft 11 is 85rotated will, be wound thereon for obviously raising the false bottomwall or container and thus elevating the material therein so that saidmaterial will at all times be displayed as disclosed in Figure 1.Furthermore, by reason of this provision ready access may be had to thematerial within the container without requiring the Storekeeper bendingover and lifting the material out of the container.

Obviously by releasing the dog 15, the false bottom wall or follower 7will drop to the bottom of the container so that the same may becompletel vfilled with goods.

In view of the oregoing description when considered in conjunction withthe accoman drawin it will be ap arent that I hav i ivided ah iglhlynovel, si inple and extreme y useful dis ay device for containers, andeven though I ave herein shown anddescribed the invention as consistingof certain detail structural elements it is neverthe less to beunderstood that some changes may be made therein without affecting thespirit and scope of the appended claims. I

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is v 1. In a displa receptacle, a container 0 nat its upper en a pair of opposed longitudinally extending on the innerside wa s of the container, a false bottom arranged for verticalmovement within the container and being of a diameter less than thedistance between the innermost edges of the opposed guide channels, across bar secured to the under side of the false bottom, the endsthereof extending beyond the peripheral edge of the false bottom andadapted for slidable movement within the respective ide channels, saidchannels and the proecting end of the cross bar cooperating to preventrotation of the false bottom within the container, and means at theupper end cross bar cooperatin to of the container wherebythe falsebottom may be raised.

2. In a display receptacle, a container open at its upper end, a pair ofopposed longitudinally extendin guide channels arranged on the innerside walls of the container, a false bottom arranged for verticalmovement within the container and being of a diameter less than thedistance between the innermost edges of the opposed guide channels, across bar secured to the under side of the false bottom, the endsthereof extending beyond the peripheral ed e of the false bottom andadapted for slida 1e movement within the respective guide channels, saidchannels and the projecting end of the revent rotation of the falsebottom wit in t -e container, a pair of arms extending upwardly from theupper end of the container at opposed points, a cross shaft journaledfor rotation throu hthe upper portions of said arms, a ban le on one endof the shaft for actuatin the same, a ratchet wheel secured on the ot erend of the shaft, a pivoted spring controlled dog for.

cooperation with the ratchet wheel to prevent rotation, of the shaft inone direction, and a. cable attached at its lower end to the falsebottom and at its upper end to the shaft and ada ted to be woundtherearound when the 'sha t is rotated in one direction to raise thefalse bottom in the container.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. JOHN F. WEIDMANN.

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